countermand
verb /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/
/ˈkaʊntərmænd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they countermand | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ /ˈkaʊntərmænd/ |
| he / she / it countermands | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndz/ /ˈkaʊntərmændz/ |
| past simple countermanded | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪd/ |
| past participle countermanded | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪd/ |
| -ing form countermanding | /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊntərmændɪŋ/ |
- countermand something to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order
- He appeared to be countermanding orders as fast as they were given.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCountermand is used with these nouns as the object:- order
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contremander (verb), contremand (noun), from medieval Latin contramandare, from contra- ‘against’ + mandare ‘to order’.